Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Aruba
Aruba: Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes was 97.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Aruba stood at 97.8%.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Aruba peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 1999.
That places Aruba 2nd out of 124 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.5% | — |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -2.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 97.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 97.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.2%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 74.3% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 79.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More education data for Aruba
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.24 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 493 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.2 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0361 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.52 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,901 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0354 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Aruba?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Aruba was 97.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 1999.
- How does Aruba rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Aruba ranks 2nd out of 124 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release